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GLCC News

Calling All GLCC Members from Lake Ontario and Surrounding Waterways: The Lake Ontario Rally Will Be Held June 22–24, 2018 In Trenton, Ont. (O-34) — On the Way to Killarney! Now is the time to register to attend this well-planned rally — you won't be disappointed! The Lake Ontario Rally will return to the Trent Port Marina again in 2018. Trenton, located in the Bay of Quinte, is the gateway to the Trent Severn Waterway (TSW), which is the most direct route from Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay and the GLCC Rendezvous in Killarney (July 15–19, 2018). What better place for GLCC members to meet up so that boats headed up to Georgian Bay can travel the TSW together? Click here to read all about it!

Mike Kohut, who spends his winters in the in the Florida Keys and summers aboard his trawler, Blue Chip, has been appointed as the new Port Captain for Mackinaw City, Mich. (H-76.5). Let's give him a cheerful, "welcome aboard"!! Here's a bit about he and his wife's cruising experiences. Please click here to read more!

If you're heading through the Detroit River, please stop at Gross Ile, Mich. (D-74) and say hello to newly appointed Port Captain Thomas Buckley. He has been boating for over 50 years. His first boat was a 12-foot plywood kit by Montgomery Ward. He moved up from the 12-foot to present 47-foot Bayliner. He has spent time cruising the Great Lakes mostly on Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Lake Huron and the North Channel. He is a prior Marine Deputy and Boaters safety instructor, as well as a Boating Accident Investigator. He completed USCG 100-ton Master Licensing Course. Tom and his wife Carol live aboard their 47 Bayliner Motor Yacht from April to November. He is a Past Commodore for the West River Yacht & Cruising Club (2014).